Paris Belongs to Us is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel

Paris Belongs to Us (1961)142 minDrama, Mystery, ThrillerRating 58/100

One of the key inciting films of the French New Wave, Jacques Rivette’s rough-and-ready debut is an enigmatic time-capsule of Left Bank Paris. Centering on a no-budget theatrical production and imbued with conspiratorial anxiety, this quasi-thriller couldn’t be mistaken for the work of anyone else!

Cast: Betty Schneider, Giani Esposito, Françoise Prévost, Daniel Crohem, François Maistre, Brigitte Juslin, Noëlle Leiris

Director: Jacques Rivette